“The rise in the number tourists is showing in the occupancy rate of hotels and in the figures of the travel agencies specializing on events or incoming tourism. Fortunately Bucharest is moving from a business travel or conference destination towards a leisure destination,” says Lucian Boronea, general manager of travel agency Accent Travel.
Bucharest is therefore following in the footsteps of cities like Warsaw and Budapest, which attract people travelling for both business and leisure.
About one million incoming tourists stay in Bucharest’s 110 hotels every year and the figure could go up in the coming years.
The rise in the occupancy rate is because Romania is regarded as a safe destination in the light of the developments in Turkey and France. Moreover, more and more airlines are expanding their business in Romania and Eastern Europe, after having conquered the Western markets already.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)